PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yohn Royce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Stone will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Royce
vs
Stone

175 cm
18
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yohn Royce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Stone!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone slips a jab and a cross from Royce.
Stone wants to clinch
and Royce counters with a three punch combo that has Stone backing up. Stone nods at Royce to acknowledge the strikes.
Stone wants to clinch
and Royce counters with a one-two to the body.

Royce forces Stone back against the cage and clinches.
Stone misses with the head strike.
Stone creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stone misses with the head strike.
Stone misses with a punch on the inside.
Royce scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stone has a couple of punches blocked by Royce.
Stone trying to control the position but instead, Royce has worked for underhooks and has pushed Stone into the cage.
Stone working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Royce.
Stone misses with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Stone's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Royce keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stone's efforts to push away.

Stone manages to break the clinch.
Stone throws a lazy head kick

and Royce counters with a crisp one two that drops Stone! Royce thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Stone to his feet! Stone is in big trouble!

Stone is rocked!
Royce swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stone is still on wobbly legs! Can Royce finish him?
Stone avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Royce does no damage.
Stone is looking to clinch but Royce is avoiding it.
Royce looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

Royce has Stone up against the cage in a clinch.
Royce blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stone seems to have recovered his senses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Royce.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A hook to the body from Royce.
Stone struggles to land a body shot inside as Royce controls his hands.
Stone throws a punch but it's blocked by Royce.
Stone is trying to break free.
A hook to the body from Royce.
Royce blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stone misses with some punches.
Royce lands with a right to the head.
Stone wants to get back to striking at distance but Royce won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Stone fails to land.
Stone has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Royce taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Stone looking to stall.
Stone swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone misses with the head strike.
Royce blocking some punches.
Stone looking to slow down the pace here.
Royce blocks an uppercut.
Stone wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Royce controlling the action here for a moment.
Stone wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stone tries to land a knee to the head but Royce blocks with his arms.
Stone misses with the head strike.
Royce stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Stone lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Royce scores with a shoulder strike.
Stone can't find room to land a body shot as Royce controls the action.
Royce lands with a short shot to the head.
Stone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stone can't break the clinch.
Royce throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stones head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Royce.
Stone has a couple of punches blocked by Royce.
A hook to the body from Royce.
Stone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Stone throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Royce.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Royce blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yohn Royce dominated that round.
That's time! Royce's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Stone dodges the punch combination from Royce.
Yohn Royce is winning the standup battle so far.
Royce moves forwards but Stone connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Stone slips a jab and a cross from Royce.

Royce closes the distance and clinches.
Yohn Royce has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stone is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stone is looking to break free of the clinch but Royce has double underhooks.
Royce lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stone working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stone has had enough of the clinch but Royce keeps him there for the moment.
A shot in the inside from Royce.
Good body shot from Royce.
Royce lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Royce digs a right hand underneath Stone's ribcage. Stone let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Royce gets through Stone's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stone wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stone tries a body shot but Royce blocks it.
Stone is trying to break free.
Royce cracks Stone with a nice body shot.
Royce blocking some punches.
Stone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stone is trying to break the clinch but Royce has him pressed against the cage.
Stone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stone has a couple of punches blocked by Royce.
Stone lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Royce.
Stone misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royce lands a body shot.
Royce is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Royce lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Royce pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Royce.
Royce showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stone.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Royce manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stone moves in looking to clinch but Royce pushes him off.
Stone catches Royce with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Royce gets a clinch.
Royce lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royce lands a nice uppercut.
Stone has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Royce stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Royce lands a shoulder strike.
Stone wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Royce lands with a short shot to the head.
Royce blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Royce.
Nice body punch from Royce.
Stone looking to stall.
Stone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stone wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Royce has him pressed against the cage.
Royce blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Royce is struggling to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Royce lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stone backwards.
Royce blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Royce lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stone backwards.
Stone misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stone misses with the head strike.
Stone misses with a punch on the inside.

Royce pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jab from Stone.
Stone will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Royce closes the distance and pushes Stone back into the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Royce takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yohn Royce dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Sloppy strikes from Royce. Those never looked like landing.
Stone slips a jab and a cross from Royce.

Royce closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Royce displaying some good clinch control by pressing Stone up against the cage.
Stone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stone tries to circle away but Royce has him pinned against the cage.
Royce scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stone is trying to break the clinch but Royce is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Royce lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Royce scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Royce lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stone backwards.
Stone misses with a hook to the ribs.
Royce is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stone can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Royce.
Royce lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stone backwards.
Stone tries to break free but Royce pushes him back against the cage.
Royce lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Royce.
Stone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stone tries to circle away but Royce has him pinned against the cage.
Stone has a couple of punches blocked by Royce.
Royce works on Stone's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Royce.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stone.
Still in the clinch, Royce scores with a nice short uppercut.
Royce blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stone misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Royce.
The referee calls for Royce to work.
Stone has a couple of punches blocked by Royce.
Royce blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stone.
Stone misses with a punch to the body.
Stone has a couple of punches blocked by Royce.
Stone wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Royce lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stone.
Royce lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stone backwards.
Stone working hard to break the clinch.
Royce softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Royce lands a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royce makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Royce throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Royce throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Stone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stone creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stone wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Royce has him pressed against the cage.
Royce lands an uppercut.
Royce working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yohn Royce is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Royce.
Royce keeps control of Stone as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Royce stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jack Stone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Royce pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yohn Royce is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Royce misses with a double jab.
Royce throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Oooooh!!! Royce has knocked Stone down with a huge combo! Royce steps away and waves a wobbly Stone back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Royce, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stone is trying to counter with his kicks.
Stone throws a combination that misses
and Royce counters with a straight right hand.
Jack Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Royce cracks Stone with a hook to the temple - Stone is on wobbly legs here! Royce swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Stone falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Royce wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Yohn Royce!